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From timely blogs to stories that make headlines, these pages are filled with the many ways your investments are making an impact at UPMC Western Maryland. Click on a headline below or type your subject into the search bar.

Each Life Touches So Many Others
Jeff DeHaven’s childhood was Smalltown, USA come to life, in a neighborhood with a dozen other children, mostly cousins. Dad coached his basketball and baseball teams, and their home was always full of kids and activity and laughter. His mother, a former schoolteacher, wouldn’t have had it any other way. READ MORE...

Pioneering Therapies

Over the past five years, advances in the field of oncology have changed the face of cancer. New treatments and clinical trials begin almost daily, offering patients longer lives and improved quality of life. In a word, these advances give new hope, and the majority of treatments can be accessed right here in Cumberland.

Raising the Bar

Our WMHS Foundation scholarship funds are coming full circle, giving back to a community who has so generously supported us. Through your gifts, healthcare students can focus on their education and return here to apply their skills, ensuring expert care for those close to home. Meet Derek Thompson, an licensed occupational therapist...

Forging Solutions
for Hospice

For years, our Hospice Care team has served the families of our area, supplying compassion-ate resources for end-of-life care in the patient’s home. Yet not all families are able to sustain in-home care. The WMHS Foundation is underwriting the cost of four home-like hospice suites at skilled nursing facilities.

Nurturing Your Investment

Your investment in our Scholarship programs continues to draw expert, qualified nurses and other clinicians to UPMC Western Maryland. Meet Erica Messenger, who always wanted to be a nurse. “Ever since I was a little girl, I’ve wanted to help people,” she says. And every day she walks into the Operating Room (OR) at UPMC Western Maryland and does just that.

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